Overview

Belfair State Park is a kitesurfing spot at the southern end of Hood Canal (Great Bend), in Washington State. This area offers a very sheltered body of water at the canal's bend. The zone is shallow and heavily influenced by tides, exposing vast tidal flats at low tide. The state park offers camping and visitor facilities. Pacific Northwest forest setting with a peaceful atmosphere.

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Spot forecast for Belfair State Park / Hood Canal

Sunrise 07:37 · Sunset 18:14

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

High tide Mon 19 · 19:24 · 3.6 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 02:41 · 1.6 m
High tide Tue 20 · 09:24 · 3.6 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 15:17 · 2.4 m

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Belfair State Park / Hood Canal: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

20h

in February · 4 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are February, April and January, at 3 rideable days and 10 °C. The low point is September, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100%13-20 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is December, with 231 mm.

Monthly averages: Belfair State Park / Hood Canal

Monthly averages — Belfair State Park / Hood Canal — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	1.0	10 h	7 °C	154 mm
February	4.0	20 h	8 °C	139 mm
March	0.5	3 h	12 °C	96 mm
April	4.0	20 h	15 °C	50 mm
May	0.5	6 h	19 °C	31 mm
June	0.5	4 h	22 °C	28 mm
July	0.5	3 h	27 °C	4 mm
August	0.5	2 h	26 °C	33 mm
September	0.0	1 h	23 °C	32 mm
October	0.5	7 h	16 °C	105 mm
November	0.5	4 h	11 °C	173 mm
December	0.5	3 h	9 °C	231 mm

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Technical details of Belfair State Park / Hood Canal spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Southern end of Hood Canal with cold saltwater (8-14°C/46-57°F). A 4/3 to 5/3mm wetsuit recommended. Flat water in this very sheltered body. Very shallow at low tide — riding impossible in places. Muddy bottom. Warmer surface water in summer in this shallow canal section.

Hazards

Low tide exposing vast mud flats — risk of being stranded. Cold water. Muddy bottom difficult to walk on. Hood Canal subject to low-oxygen events. State park — Discover Pass required for parking. Shallow area that can damage fins.

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Twanoh - Hood Canal, WA (U of Wash)11.6 km

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Belfair State Park / Hood Canal kitesurf and wingfoil spot